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CALL FOR AGM CHIARING TEAM !!!
Are you interested in being the chair of the most important meeting in the ESN Calendar? Read more.

Topic of the month

A new year, new booklets!

Christmas time is approaching and the International Board has prepared a nice surprise for all of you! As you may know some of our projects are finishing. The results of PRIME and Postcard Campaign have been finalized in 2 booklets. In January each ESN section will receive directly from Brussels a package with these booklets and the 7th edition of eXpress Magazine “Twenty 10”. Enjoy the reading!

CALL FOR REGIONAL PLATFORMS OCs

During October, November and December you had the opportunity to meet and share your experiences with other ESN members in one of the Regional Platforms and at the end of the December the ESN members from the South Eastern region will meet.

However, the question is - where to meet in 2010? Why not in your town? For more information, contact either your National Representative or vicepresident@esn.org.

Get involved / ESN in Brussels

National Boards Meeting Besançon

The 3rd National Boards Meeting will be held from 29th to 31 st of January in Besançon. All the members of National Boards or those who are considering either becoming a candidate for a National Board or setting up a National Board in their country are warmly welcomed. During the meeting, discussions, workshops and case studies on problems National Boards usually encounter will take place. The registration is open until 10th of January 2010. For more information click here.

Open call for ESN Radio workers!

ESN International has launched its online Radio - to make it better, more interactive and interesting, we need your help. This can be a unique possibility for you to get involved in a big project and have great time working as a contributor in the ESN Radio. Within the ESN Radio group, you can use your skills and ideas for:

DJs/Music directors

Show hosts/authors

Jingle editors

General producers

Journalists for ESN events

Professional experience is not necessary but will be more than appreciated! If you are interested and would like to know more, please contact: Tajana Nikolic at radio@esn.org Ania Burtan at communication@esn.org

CALL FOR A NEW MEMBER OF CARE TEAM

The Care team was established after the cancellation of the ESNtrain to communicate with all parties involved on behalf of the ESN and to investigate into the cancellation. Currently, we are looking for one or two additional members.
They will be responsible for final report with investigations on the ESNtrain cancellation, and recommendations for ESN on how to manage big partnerships and projects in the future. For more information, see here or contact Care Team at care_team@esn.org.

Join an ESN International Committee!

ESN International is searching for members to the newly established Committees. You have the possibility to get more involved in ESN International issues and contribute to the development of the network. The work in a Committee can be beneficial also for you from a personal development perspective. You have the opportunity to choose among five different Committees, for more information and the list of the committees read here.

We are looking forward to you as a Committee member!

YOUth for you

ExchangeAbility Handout

ExchangeAbility project is co-managed by 3 partner organisations - European Disability Forum (EDF), Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and Youth Agora. It aims at making ESN an association accessible for young persons with disabilities at all levels of its activities as well as giving disabled students an opportunity to be involved in the international environment.

One of the first outcomes is the ExchangeAbility handout. This booklet is dedicated to raise awareness about what disability means and what are the specificities of young people with disabilities. It was created as a help for ESN sections to better integrate young disabled persons in their activities. However, the publication can be of benefit to anyone who would like to broaden their knowledge about the subject. Read more.

Europe besides ESN

Climate summit in Copenhagen

From 7th to the 18th of December 2009, the 15th UN Climate Change conference takes place in Copenhagen. Approximately 150.000 participants from 192 countries representing governments, the business community, and civil society gather to discuss the most urgent topics (such as greenhouse effect, reduction of emissions etc.), further steps in order to protect our planet and ensure sustainable development. For more information and current developments at the conference, see here.